The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-10-20
THE RULING PASSION.

A Postofnoe LACKS . Proper Assortment
Of Colors in stamps.
She had never mailed letter before, and
10 she approached the stamp clerks window
with the same air that she would enter q dry
goods store.
II would like to look at some stamps,
please" she said.
''What denomination do you wantY"
asked the clerk.
Denomination This was remarked in
surprise. She hadn't supposed that stamps
belonged to any church at all.
eyes," replied the clerk, who saw no
necessity for holding lengthy palaver over
the sale of stamp. especially when other
people were waiting. SIS it for letter or
newspaperr
20, I want to send letter to my Uncle
John; he's just moved to-"
'Then you need a two-cent stamp" inter
rupted the clerk, offering her one Of that
value.
II hardly like that color" she observed,
holding the brick-tinted stamp up to the
light and surveying it critically.
The clerk looked at her in astonishment.
In his long experience in the postal business
he had never before met a customer who OBJ
iected to the color of the stamps.
''That is q two-cent stamp, madam. Please
stand aside and let the gentleman behind you
come up"
Haven't you got them in any other
color?" she asked, wholly oblivious Of the
gentleman behind"
The clerk began to act cross.
II never did like that shade Of red" she
added.
"There is only one COLOR" he replied,
CURLY.
THAT is strange" she mused." I'D think
you'd keep them in different shades, 90 that
there'd be some choice"
The clerk said nothing but he kept getting
crosser every minute, and murmurs of dis
appreciation began to rise from the ever
lengthening line of people who would have
been thankful to get their stamps without
criticising their hue.
"You are sure you have none in Q brighter
red, or even in Q different color-Nile green,
or seal brown, or jubilee blue for instance?
"You can put two one-cent stamps ON
your letter if you like" said the clerk, who
began to see that the customer could not be
frowned away from the window.
LET me see them, please"
Two blue stamps were solemnly handed
to her. and the crowd began to hope that
at tlast she was suited.
'Ah, that will de-" she said, a she took
up the one-cent stamps and eyed them - II
they were samples of dress goods. II like
that shade better. I'll take only one, II you
please"
And she handed the other back to the
clerk, who took 1t mechanically, but man.
aged to add:
"If it's for letter you'll need two. These
are one-cent stamps and letter postage is two
cents per ounce"
20, don't want to put two stamps ON my
letter." she said; II don't think they would
look we'll"
1T requires two cents to carry letter,
madam, and you must either put two,
cent stamp ON or two ones. It won't go
without And must ask you to please
hurry, for You are keeping . great many
people away from the window"
That's singular. don't like the look Of
two together. You aresure the other doesn't
come IN seal-brown, or"
sNop thundsred the clark, getting very
red in the face.
"Thsa III have to go III can suit myself
elsewhere"
And she departed.
The clerk replaced his despised red and
blue stamps, mopped his perspiring brow,
and began TO make up for lost time.
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